Whilst we were out

Taheke waterfall

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December 16th 2007
One thing I miss about home is an Ordnance Survey map, especially the large scale walking maps. Because here, you go to the tourist office and pick up a brochure with 15 walks in it, and they tell you where to park the car, and mention a waterfall, or a headland, but no details. Every single road here has a name, even in the middle of nowhere, but not the houses - they all have numbers, which tel ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more